Austrian Municipalities: Real Deficit Ahead

Politics ♦ Published: December 14, 2012; 22:29 ♦ (Vindobona)

Until 2016, Austrian municipalities expect that the financial resources for investments and debt reduction will decrease.

Austrian Municipalities: Real Deficit Ahead / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to the Austrian Federation of Municipalities, the financial scope of municipalities is decreasing from year to year. At the moment, Austria´s municipalities are able to record a small budget surplus.

This year, the situation is rather positive. For the first time since 1985, Austrian municipalities could reduce their debts in real terms, the Federation of Austrian…